solitaire vs patience

solitaire and patience both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
solitaire	Yes	No	No	No
patience	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, solitaire and patience are synonyms defined as:

solitaire (noun)	patience (noun)
a card game played by one person	a card game played by one person
a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song	good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself